These trees, burned in the Eagle Creek Fire, had no crowns. The tops of their tall trunks faded into the sky #WahkeenaTrail #ColumbiaGorge #MultnomahCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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Water is a shape-shifter #LittleZigZagFalls #MountHoodNationalForest #Oregon #OregonExplored

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Because the trail was underwater, we climbed to a point above this pool and descended from here after waiting and watching awhile #AbiquaFalls #ScottsMills #MarionCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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Have you considered the particularities of a place? The differences? #SilverFallsStatePark #MarionCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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A friend had rented a camera and wide-angle lens for me to try over the weekend. So of course I came here #BakerCreekFalls #McMinnville #YamhillCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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This little building sits up on a rise above the center of town #ScottsMillsFriendsChurch #ScottsMills #MarionCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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There's something about a rock unmoved by the ocean #ShortSands #OswaldWestStatePark #Oregon #OregonExplored

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I remember it was colder than I'd expected. I also remember the rain #LongLakeTrail #BrainardLake #RooseveltNationalForest #Colorado

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When I approach this place, the first thing I hear is the roar, and the first thing I see is the dip in the rock where the water runs over #TamanawasFalls #ColdSpringCreek #MtHoodNationalForest #HoodRiverCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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We spent much of our time here in silence, listening to the movement of water, wondering at the formations of ice #LittleZigZagFalls #MountHoodNationalForest #Oregon #OregonExplored

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This wall of trees on the south side of the beach is one I photograph every time I visit, trying to capture the sense of exposure, the contrast of bright tree trunks against mountain shadows #ShortSands #OswaldWestStatePark #Oregon #OregonExplored

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We made it down to the beach just as the first morning light was peaking around the cape and touching the water #ShortSands #OswaldWestStatePark #Oregon #OregonExplored

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The water in the creek was high enough to cover most of the trail. But we slowly made our way along an alternate route #AbiquaFalls #ScottsMills #MarionCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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The lines and layers of rock beneath this tree say something vital about what kind of place this is #ShortSands #OswaldWestStatePark #Oregon #OregonExplored

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A sign on the gate said the road would be closed in July 2018, so we suspected it might be quiet here. And it was #ButteCreek #ScottsMills #MarionCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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Deep into January, you can still find places in the forest where the seasonal decorations might not ever come down #ButteCreek #ScottsMills #MarionCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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After taking this photo, I bent down and climbed into the cave behind the water #UpperButteCreekFalls #ButteCreek #ScottsMills #MarionCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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Sometimes you see the remains of a tree and wonder how it used to be. #SilverFallsStatePark #MarionCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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Every time I climb this mountain, I take exactly the same picture I took the time before and the time before that. But it never looks the same. #NeahkahnieMountain #Manzanita #OswaldWestStatePark #Oregon #OregonExplored

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The roots of a tree tell a story #SilverFallsStatePark #MarionCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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A place made for waiting #JonsrudViewpoint #Sandy #ClackamasCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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There's a place at the top of every waterfall I've ever visited where you can look out and see where the earth ends #BakerCreekFalls #McMinnville #YamhillCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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Today, looking at this image and remembering how it felt in the early morning, I'm feeling hopeful. Expectant. Glad. #SilverFallsStatePark #MarionCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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Have you ever tried to explain why a place seems special to you? Sacred? I have so many words, but none are quite right #SoapstoneLake #ClatsopCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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The first time I came here, it was by accident. I turned down a road I'd never driven before and saw a sign for a trail I'd never hiked #SoapstoneLake #ClatsopCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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Every tree is different #DriftCreekFalls #LincolnCity #LincolnCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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I've been thinking about the myth of the strong, lonely hero. Always - always - there are roots under the surface, touching, that give us the strength we need to stand "alone" #MirrorLake #MountHoodNationalForest #GovernmentCamp #Oregon #OregonExplored

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Even during the winter, there is color everywhere, a celebration #LittleZigZagFalls #MountHoodNationalForest #Oregon #OregonExplored

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Long before I reached the waterfall, the breeze carried the spray along the trail and clouded my lens, giving this perspective a softened look. I prefer crisp, clear images. But this photo - in its misty, messy honesty - comes closer to the truth of how it felt to be in this place #SilverFallsStatePark #MarionCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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I've shared almost all of the images I have from this place - like I'm running out of memories - but I will not forget #LongLakeTrail #BrainardLake #RooseveltNationalForest #Colorado

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If you ever find yourself here, close your eyes for a moment, and listen #DriftCreekFalls #LincolnCity #LincolnCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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I don't know how it works, that the fast rush of water might slow down my breathing and calm the beat of my heart #LittleZigZagFalls #MountHoodNationalForest #Oregon #OregonExplored

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Whenever I visit Silver Falls, I start out here, standing and waiting in the presence of water that spills over this edge of rock. #SilverFallsStatePark #MarionCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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The hard work of survival can be beautiful #SilverFallsStatePark #MarionCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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This winter has been one of the best (in my memory) for being outside #DriftCreekFalls #LincolnCity #LincolnCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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I've been to this place in three seasons now, so I have just one more to collect, though I suspect I'll keep coming back even after I already have all four. Just because #TamanawasFalls #ColdSpringCreek #MtHoodNationalForest #HoodRiverCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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This little tree's roots had punctured the thin layer of soil at the edge of ground above the trail and sneakily descended low enough to listen in on our conversation #LittleZigZagFalls #MountHoodNationalForest #Oregon #OregonExplored

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There are places where it's just easier to be quiet, to think, to breathe and to rest #SantiamStateForest #CascadeMountains #Oregon #OregonExplored

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There's a ledge in the middle of this three-tiered fall, and it's the perfect place to stand or to sit or to chat with a friend or just to listen #BakerCreekFalls #McMinnville #YamhillCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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The ground here was completely saturated with winter-cold water. I got my feet wet, and I didn't even care #SlideMountainFalls #McMinnville #YamhillCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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Sometimes I see an open logging road, and I drive uphill, slowly, to see what it looks like up here #TillamookCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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There are places that - because of the people I was with - will always be more than a place #LongLakeTrail #BrainardLake #RooseveltNationalForest #Colorado

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Lots of people have come to this place. I've seen their photos. But I imagine, every time I come, that I'm the only one who's ever been here #SoapstoneLake #ClatsopCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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The contrast of color between leaf and forest, forest and sky #DriftCreekFalls #LincolnCity #LincolnCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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